34 awesome maps that will teach you something new about the world

EVERY MONTH OR SO, WE TRY AND COMPILE SOME OF THE most interesting, informative maps out on the internet. There’s no shortage of them: there are websites, blogs, and subreddits dedicated entirely to cartography. Because people love maps. They can convey an infinite amount of information in easily digestible, visually interesting comparative ways. Their construction can have social and political implications (Aaron Sorkin famously explained these implications in an episode of his TV seriesThe West Wing).

Some of the maps this month include the states that still celebrate confederate holidays, the most popular books set in each state, the countries with the smallest amounts of Muslims, Christians, and unaffiliateds, and the best countries to live in if you want to survive climate change.

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